Love
Love verb - To hold dear.
Sympathize and love are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Sympathize" with "Love", this verbs are similar.
Sympathize
Sympathize verb - To feel or express sympathy or compassion.
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Synonyms for Sympathize
Love and sympathize are semantically related in feel for topic. Sometimes you can use "Love" instead a verb "Sympathize".
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- He's extremely awkward and clumsy, and quite annoying, but you can't help but sympathize with him because of his good heart, determination and undying love for Laura.
Source: Adorkable / Live-Action TV - The Lion King fans love to use this as their Freudian Excuse to sympathize with the bad guys.
Source: Abusive Parents / Animated Films - The creator actually found nothing wrong with her abusing her friend and love interest and apparently he didn't know that that was something people sympathize with, not laugh at.
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